Word: conn
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...fact that Woodrow Wilson, idealist, man of destiny, political philosopher, was once an eager football strategist. In 1878 he coached a Princeton eleven which defeated both Yale and Harvard and won the first of the "Big Three" championships (see p. 32). Then he went to Wesleyan University in Middletown, Conn., officially as a history professor-but little time was lost in making him a member of the football advisory board. Soon Wesleyan teams began to baffle their cumbersome rush-line opponents with crafty off-tackle plunges, with neat crisscross plays. People began to talk of a lean history professor...
...Haven Conn.. November 19 1926 After running through a mild signal drill this afternoon the favored Yale eleven will spend tonight in New Haven. Although the odds are with them the Blue warriors defeated in their last four games are filled with desperation unusual in a favored team...
...Haven, Conn., November 18--With all heavy work over, Coach Jones sent his first and second teams through a light signal drill at the field this afternoon. The uncertainty regarding the backfield positions was apparent in this drill, when Hoben was placed at right halfback, instead of Foote, who held down the post yesterday. Bunnell, Noble and Kline completed the regular quartet, while the line was the same that started against Princeton. Scott and Fishwick were the ends, Richards and Benton, the tackles. Sturhahn and Webster, the guards, and Look, the center...
...Haven, Conn., November 16--In preparation for a possible wet field for the Harvard game on Saturday, as was the case in 1923 and 1924 the Yale coaches sent the Varsity squad on to the gridiron this afternoon in a pouring rain, but danger of injuries was eliminated by omitting scrimmage. The men had a half hour's work in the pouring rain in a signal drill and then had work handing a wet ball. The Varsity line-up was Scott and Fishwick, ends; Richards and Benton, Tackies; Sturhahn and Webster, guards; Look, center: Bunnell quarterback; and Noble, Hoben...
...Haven. Conn., Nov. 15--All members of the Yale football squad reported this afternoon for light work. The men who played in the Princeton game were given a short signal drill and limbering up exercises. Holabird, Brandenburg, and Roben who went out of the game Saturday on account of injuries were all in uniform and took part in the signal drill...